According to recent reports by UNICEF and WHO, the decline in children’s mental health has become a significant global issue. A longstanding source of concern, it has emerged more strongly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children have been further exposed to threats – including anxiety and depression attacks, heightened exposure to domestic and sexual violence and more subtle abuses such as unhealthy competition – which are taking an enormous toll on them and may ultimately lead to social exclusion and inability to realize their full potential.
This MOOC responds to the call by children and young people to understand their mental health as a human right. In particular, it looks into approaches that prioritise and commit to the direct participation of children and young people in decision-making in this area of their lives.
How to register
The MOOC on Children’s Mental Health: Rights and Perspectives is free and designed for children, young people, families, social workers, health professionals, educators, policy-maker, children’s rights defenders and other members of civil society who currently work, advocate and care for the promotion and protection of children’s mental health.
To participate in the course enrol at http://edx.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:gchumanrights+cmh+2023/about